Secy-level committee yet to finalise report
A secretary-level committee for a review of the quota system in public service recruitment is yet to finalise its report although the protesters’ deadline for publication of gazette notification reforming the quota will expire on August 31.
Protesters to greet Pope in Dublin amid sex abuse scandal
As Pope Francis prepares to celebrate Mass with half a million faithful in Dublin on Sunday afternoon, thousands are expected to take to the streets in protest over clerical sexual abuse amid an intensifying outcry over Church-related scandals spanning the globe.
Amartya Sen extends support to Shahidul
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has issued a statement in support of jailed photographer Shahidul Alam.
John McCain, senator and former presidential candidate, dies at 81
Whenever America was in a fight during his long lifetime, John McCain was in the thick of it.
They baptized their children for school places. Now regret is setting in.
Fiona and her husband aren't religious. They don't go to Mass, take communion or recite the Holy Rosary.
5.9-magnitude earthquake rattles western Iran
At least two people were killed and at least 100 were injured when a 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck in western Iran's Kermanshah province early Sunday, said the general directorate of Kermanshah Province, as reported by Iran's government news agency IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency).
EXCLUSIVE: ex-Trump World Tower doorman's "catch-and-kill" contract released
A former Trump World Tower doorman who says he has knowledge of an alleged affair President Donald Trump had with an ex-housekeeper, which resulted in a child, is now able to talk about a contract he entered with American Media Inc. that had prohibited him from discussing the matter with anyone, according to his attorney.
EC for using EVM in next general elections
The Election Commission is scheduled for today to hold a meeting to prepare its proposal seeking amendment to the Representation of the People Order to make provisions for the use of Electronic Voting Machines in the next general elections.
No change in plight of Rohingyas staying in Bangladesh camps
The plight of hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas who came to Bangladesh fleeing violence and persecution in Myanmar remains miserable a year after the latest round of influx since August 2017.
Disrupted ferry, train services mark return journey
Holidaymakers, after celebrating Eid-ul-Azha in outlying districts, continued to return to the capital on Saturday, facing disruption in train and ferry services.
